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Date: December 20, 2022

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Is the U.S. in Recession? CBS Experts Weigh in on the Economic Outlook

New data has sparked a debate about the state of the economy. Here’s what some of our faculty members had to say.

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Date: November 25, 2019

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Cashing in on the Dollar

Why it’s an advantage to American firms that the dollar remains the world’s reserve currency.

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Date: December 23, 2019

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Do Big Box Retailers Need Tax Breaks?

New research demonstrates that local government subsidies don’t play much of a role in luring discount stores to a new market.

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Date: December 20, 2022

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A Different Way to Bail Out Firms

New research calculates the effect of conditional loans on the economy.

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Date: December 20, 2022

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The US Debt Showdown: Catastrophe or Opportunity?

Chazen Institute Director Glenn Hubbard and Chazen Senior Scholar Pierre Yared discuss the decades-old trend of rising national debt. Among their insights: the problem isn’t unique to the US.

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Date: December 20, 2022

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Getting Finance for Climate Improvement

Why can't solving the climate crisis attract more money?

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